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Tag: Motivation
July 13, 2015
Early Morning Workouts: An Ode to #5amRunClub
I’ve been running at least once a week in the VERY early morning this season for at least 6 weeks now. I’ve done it before, but I think is the first time I’ve consistently kept renewing my membership in the #5amRunClub. I love these early morning runs and there are a lot of benefits, but there are also a ton of challenges and tricks I need to do to get going. EARLY MORNING BENEFITS Why in the world would you want to get out of bed that early? Isn’t it crazy? Well, it feels like it sometimes, but it’d definitely worth[…continue reading]
May 30, 2015
Why? Profound Armour Piercing Question About Fitness Motivation
Why? Why may be the one of the most probing and interesting questions. It delves deeper into the motivations and causes of all events. It’s a simple, but armour-piercing question that cuts right to the heart of the matter. That’s probably why it’s one of the most challenging questions to answer fully and honestly. “When I was sixteen, I went to work for a newspaper in Hong Kong. It was a rag, but the editor taught me one important lesson. The key to a great story is not who, or what, or when, but why.” –Elliot Carter from “Tomorrow[…continue reading]
May 13, 2015
2015 Winter Season Review
Humbling: That’s the best word to describe how I feel after the Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon. The season started WAY back in November right after the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas half-marathon and I went straight into leading a half-marathon clinic. I had delusions of grandeur of achieving amazing things by following a Jack Daniels’ training program. But, it was a cold winter and it was difficult to run fast. And I had a video games relapse in December where I played too much and slept and exercised too little. And then I got injured in February. Then disappeared on[…continue reading]
